Golden Arrow rear derailleur; rebuildable?
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Golden Arrow rear derailleur; rebuildable?
I'm putting an '86 Miyata 310 back together, and I was having problems getting the shifting right. I fiddled around with the GA rear derailleur, and found that there was a small (but not insignificant) amount of slop in the parallelogram pivot pins. The movement is easily observed...you can twist the derailleur's parallelogram a little bit, but it changes the angle and position of the pulleys quite a lot.
I've never noticed that kind of slop on other derailleurs, so I'm assuming that the pins and/or bushings are worn. Is this fixable, or is it normal for an old derailleur, or is it toast?
I've never noticed that kind of slop on other derailleurs, so I'm assuming that the pins and/or bushings are worn. Is this fixable, or is it normal for an old derailleur, or is it toast?
